Pictures of Wirt County
A note from the original website creator - Here are some pictures from around Wirt County. Most of these pictures are not hosted here so let me know if any links are broken. Thanks and enjoy. Mark.
Wirt County Schools
This is the old Elizabeth, WV Grade School.
Wirt County Towns
This is a view of early Elizabeth with the
Old Courthouse on the upper left. The picture is believed to be taken about
1865. This picture is copied from the West Virginia
Archives (ID# CR160-3).
Little Kanawha River
More about the Little Kanawha River and its History
This is a project map from the Huntington District of the US Army Corps of
Engineers.
This picture is of Lock #5 at Burning Springs. This picture is from Norma Knotts Shaffer's Calhoun County page. Anyone interested in the Little Kanawha River must visit her site, WEST VIRGINIA'S BEST KEPT SECRET, Calhoun County's Little Kanawha River Valley.
This is a picture of the Bernadina King.
She was the vessel that was used to move the Little Kanawha Railroad Trains
across the river in Parkersburg. This picture is copied from the West Virginia
Archives (ID# CR161-5).
This a view of the junction of the Hughes and Little Kanawha Rivers. This picture is hosted at Hur Herald. This site is a must read for Wirt/Calhoun News.
This picture of the Little Kanawha was
taken 6 July 2001 at Sportsman's Park. The view is looking up river with
Tucker's Creek in the right foreground.
This picture of the Little Kanawha was taken 6 July 2001 at Wells' Lock.
The view is looking up river with the lock chamber on the right.
This picture of the Little Kanawha was taken 6 July 2001 at Wells' Lock. The view is looking up river at the lock chamber door.
This is a view of the Little Kanawha River
near Burning Springs. This picture is hosted at Hur Herald. This site is a
must read for Wirt/Calhoun News.
This is an old postcard showing what I
belive is Wolf Pen Dip between Elizabeth and Palestine.
Wirt County Churches
This is a picture of Ruble Church from a rock climber.
Buffalo Methodist Church established in
1878 (taken July 2001).
This picture of Pisgah United Methodist Church was reprinted in the Wirt County Journal August 2, 2000.
Wirt County Courthouse
This is a picture taken in front of the old
Courthouse. This postcard was cancelled at 11:30 pm November 12, 1906 in
Baltimore, MD.
This is the new Courthouse from the left
rear. This picture is hosted by Dr. E. Neale
Blackwood, Jr., Pictorial History of West Virginia, A Postcard
Collection.
This is the new Courthouse from the front. This picture is hosted by Dr. E. Neale Blackwood, Jr., Pictorial History of West Virginia, A Postcard Collection.
This is the new Courthouse from the left front. This picture is hosted on the Wirt County site on Rootsweb.
This is the new Courthouse from the left
front. This picture is hosted on the West Virginia
Web.
This is a postcard picturing the World War II Honor Roll for Wirt County. It was placed just to the left of the Courthouse.